gey
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Originally a variant form of gay, now associated with distinct senses.
Adverb [edit]
gey (comparative more gey, superlative most gey)
Adjective [edit]
gey (comparative more gey, superlative most gey)
- (Scotland, Ireland, northern England) Fairly good; considerable. [from 18th c.]
- 1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song, Polygon 2006 (A Scots Quair), p. 16:
- They were married next New Year's Day, and Ellison had begun to think himself a gey man in Kinraddie, and maybe one of the gentry.
- 1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song, Polygon 2006 (A Scots Quair), p. 16:
Scots [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Alteration of English gay.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ɡeɪ/, /ɡʌi/
Adverb [edit]
gey (not comparable)
Turkish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English gay.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: ɟej
Noun [edit]
gey (definite accusative geyi, plural geyler)
Declension [edit]
declension of gey
possessive forms of gey
| nominative | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | geyim | geylerim |
| senin (your) | geyin | geylerin |
| onun (his/her/its) | geyi | geyleri |
| bizim (our) | geyimiz | geylerimiz |
| sizin (your) | geyiniz | geyleriniz |
| onların (their) | geyleri | geyleri |
| accusative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | geyimi | geylerimi |
| senin (your) | geyini | geylerini |
| onun (his/her/its) | geyini | geylerini |
| bizim (our) | geyimizi | geylerimizi |
| sizin (your) | geyinizi | geylerinizi |
| onların (their) | geylerini | geylerini |
| dative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | geyime | geylerime |
| senin (your) | geyine | geylerine |
| onun (his/her/its) | geyine | geylerine |
| bizim (our) | geyimize | geylerimize |
| sizin (your) | geyinize | geylerinize |
| onların (their) | geylerine | geylerine |
| locative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | geyimde | geylerimde |
| senin (your) | geyinde | geylerinde |
| onun (his/her/its) | geyinde | geylerinde |
| bizim (our) | geyimizde | geylerimizde |
| sizin (your) | geyinizde | geylerinizde |
| onların (their) | geylerinde | geylerinde |
| ablative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | geyimden | geylerimden |
| senin (your) | geyinden | geylerinden |
| onun (his/her/its) | geyinden | geylerinden |
| bizim (our) | geyimizden | geylerimizden |
| sizin (your) | geyinizden | geylerinizden |
| onların (their) | geylerinden | geylerinden |
| genitive | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | geyimin | geylerimin |
| senin (your) | geyinin | geylerinin |
| onun (his/her/its) | geyinin | geylerinin |
| bizim (our) | geyimizin | geylerimizin |
| sizin (your) | geyinizin | geylerinizin |
| onların (their) | geylerinin | geylerinin |
predicative forms of gey
| simple present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| ben (I am) | geyim | geylerim* |
| sen (you are) | geysin | geylersin* |
| o (he/she/it is) | gey / geydir | geyler* / geylerdir* |
| biz (we are) | geyiz | geyleriz |
| siz (you are) | geysiniz | geylersiniz |
| onlar (they are) | geyler | geylerdir |
| simple past | singular | plural |
| ben (I was) | geydim | geylerdim* |
| sen (you were) | geydin | geylerdin* |
| o (he/she/it was) | geydi | geylerdi* |
| biz (we were) | geydik | geylerdik |
| siz (you were) | geydiniz | geylerdiniz |
| onlar (they were) | geydiler | geylerdi |
| indirect / unwitnessed past | singular | plural |
| ben (I was) | geymişim | geylermişim* |
| sen (you were) | geymişsin | geylermişsin* |
| o (he/she/it was) | geymiş | geylermiş* |
| biz (we were) | geymişiz | geylermişiz |
| siz (you were) | geymişsiniz | geylermişsiniz |
| onlar (they were) | geymişler | geylermiş |
| *Not used, but perhaps rarely - chiefly grammatical formations.
Note: Plural forms are not used with adjectives. |
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